Guidelines for Submissions of Sermon Manuscripts: Copyright -- DPS seeks a one-time publishing right along with the right to keep the published sermon in the DPS Sermon Bank archives.  The author of the sermon retains all rights to the sermon ms, and may freely preach it and publish it subsequently elsewhere and anytime. Locus of Publication --sermons will be published online four weeks ahead of the lectionary schedule for the DPS Sermon Builder subscription program and will become part of the archive "the DPS Sermon Bank."  At this time DPS does not publish sermon mss in printed form. Sermons should be expository in nature and give ample reflection on the Scripture text(s) they are based on. Manuscripts need to be emailed as Microsoft Word, Word pad, Note pad, or MS Works attachments so that they can stay in the correct format. Email Address:  submission@desperatepreacher.com Preferences: normal manuscript form, paragraphed, font: TimesNew Roman 12 point text; single-spaced. Editing --we reserve the right to edit for length and contend  if necessary to fit the space and context of the DPS Sermon Builder.. Remuneration per published sermon: US$ 35.00 to be paid by company check   More Information: Sermon Ms. Length/Font: The ms should have a 1600-1900 word count or 4-5 pages of single spaced formatted text in font "Times New Roman" font size 12. General Format: Please use paragraphs Please submit a fully written-out ms with introduction, body, and conclusion; we do not consider submissions in outline form. At this time we do NOT accept sermon mss formatted for Powerpoint presentations or other multimedia formats What to include: Please include name of author the way you would like it to appear Please include your mailing address unless we have already published at least one of your sermons Please include a sermon title Please include identification of Scripture reference and/or (if ms is based on several Scripture readings) what Sunday of the upcoming lectionary readings the ms is based on (e.g. 3rd Sunday in Lent, year B). Please include footnotes in parantheses within the text (e.g. ...for we are told that it "whosoever shall believe in Him" (John 3:16), not a certain clique....) What we are looking for . . . The DPS homiletics editors are looking for a fully developed sermon ms. It should have a catchy introduction, a thought-provoking and/or emotionally stimulating treatment of the Scripture text in the main discourse, and a motivational conclusion. We try to balance the publications to include a variety of styles as well as content. Some examples of styles are teaching, motivational, celebratory (especially for feast days), meditative/reflective, etc. Please consider drawing from the historical context, theology, commentary, humorous and/or informative life application illustrations. We do appreciate creativity and imaginative playfulness in sermon mss. We are also looking for a variety of theological approaches, such as evangelical, social gospel, traditional, out of the box, orthodox and unorthodox, conservative, progressive, etc. However, we are not looking for extreme theological biases, and appreciate a dialectic approach. In other words: as you make a point toward a certain bias do not do so in absolute terms and, if possible, couch it in the larger context of the theological landscape. While a treatment of personal sin and social sin can be helpful (esp. during certain seasons such as Lent and Advent), we are not looking for a condemning approach (commonly referred to as "hellfire and brimstone). We are looking for the element of gospel -- the good news--in every sermon ms.